27th December '17 Wednesday - Snow

Waking to snow, a decent coverage. Temp up to 4 C. Floods everywhere from the heavy rains overnight

27-12-17 Song Thrush, Weston (Sean Whyte)

Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Short-eared Owl
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Combe Dingle:
1 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust, New Passage & Pilning Wetlands, high tide: 
2 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 90 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Curlew, 8 Knot, 35 Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

27-12-17 Green Woodpecker, Wain's Hill (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker

27-12-17 Chaffinch in Langford (David Goodliffe)

Yatton, Wemberham:
1 Teal,1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 50 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Skylark, 40 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

27-12-17 Redwing, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing

BELOW M4 and BANES

12-27-17 Starling, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham, garden:
4 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton garden:
1 m Sparrowhawk (first seen here), extra Woodpigeons, 2 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch

27-12-17 Blackcap, Weston (Sean Whyte)

Bath, Weston garden:
18 species, inc. 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 f Blackcap, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song  Thrush, 2 Redwing (Victoria Park), 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
30 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
3 Barnacle Geese, 3 Hybrids - adult ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous Duck and 2 adult ♂ Pochard x Tufted Ducks, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Black-necked Grebes 

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 11 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hooligan's Gull

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye,  2 Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock 7 Bullfinch

27-12-17 Little Grebe, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Villice:
5 Little Grebe, 1 Stonechat

27-12-17 Stonechat, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 18 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 50+ Starling, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat

27-12-17 Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

3 Shelduck, 1 m Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 22 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Dunnock, 40+ Starling, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

27-12-17 Water Pipit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Water Pipit

Moat Farm:
1 Cattle Egret, 16 Little Egret

Herriotts:
14 Shelduck, no Pintail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon:
Great Northern Diver at Sharpness
Penduline Tit at Plock Court

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Paul Chapman, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Smith, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor, Brian Thompson, Sean Whyte, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears,  TBOSG

Boxing Day '17 Tuesday - Hawfinch

Started sunny, then the cloud and rain arrived mid-day. Diminishingly festive thereafter.

Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret 
Great White Egret
Hawfinch

26-12-17 Hawfinch, NSL (NSL Birding)

BRISTOL

Redland:
Avon Winter Birds survey count: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 30 Redwing, 56 House Sparrow (at 4 different sites)

Snuff Mills, BOC Walk:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrest, 26 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 16 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

Horfield:
Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk 26th Dec 2017 Horfield (Chris Jones)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
4 Bullfinch (3m,1f)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Kingfisher (Beesmoor pond)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead marina:
6 Cormorant

26-12-17 Jay at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Bleadon:
8 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-12-17 Coal Tit, Keynsham garden (talkingtobears)

Keynsham:
2 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing,1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

Oldland Common Station:
1 Goldcrest

26-12-17 Reed Bunting (Pete Coslett)

Emersons Green:
1 Reed Bunting

Saltford:
Goldcrests, flock Long-tailed Tit

Bath:
2 Raven overhead, plus 17 species logged in 2 1/2 hours in a Weston garden

26-12-17 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
25 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 15 Bullfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Hawfinch, 15 Yellowhammer

Compton Martin:
1 Cattle Egret and 13 Little Egret (field off Bickfield Lane)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
4 Great White Egret

Moreton:
3 Scaup (m, imm. m, f)
Lesser Scaup still in the middle of the Lake (Birdguides)

Reports: Philip Appleton, John Clark, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Anthony Goodwin, Nick Hawkridge, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, talkingtobears, Sean Whyte, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Christmas Day '17 Monday - GWE

Temp 11 to 12˚C. SW Wind max 27 mph. Dull day, spitting rain at times, a moment of sun, few small birds

Great White Egret

Happy Christmas all

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

25-12-17 Long-tailed Tit, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

Few Shelduck, 100's of Wigeon, Lapwing, Dunlin, Redshank, 20 Curlew, 1 LBB Gull, 6 Long-tailed Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea, Backwell Lake:

6 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 3 Gadwall, 25 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Muscovy Duck, 5 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, Blue Tit and Chaffinch in Nowhere Wood

BELOW M4 and BANES

25-12-17 Cormorant, NSL (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:
21 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 18 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blackbird, 4 Goldfinch

Camerton:
12 Lapwing, very unusual here now

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts:
1 Great White Egret,

Out of Avon, but close:
Great Northern Diver at Sara Pool, Gloucestershire
Great Grey Shrike at Forest of Dean

Reports: Simon Carder, Chris Craig, Richard Giles and F Neate, Robert Hargreaves, Lisegirl, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Christmas Eve '17 Sunday - Marsh Tit

Temp 8 to 10˚C. SW Wind max 13 mph. Dull day, no rain but a little sun, dull and cool in the wind

Long-tailed Duck, Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret
Short-eared Owl
Golden Plover
Marsh Tit
Water Pipit

24-12-17 Goldcrest, CVL (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden BS7 8J:
1 f Sparrowhawk at 12.45, 23rd

Bristol Docks
2 Cormorant, 7 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail

23-12-17 Ring-necked Parakeet, BS16 (Steve Howe)

BS16, garden, 23rd:
3 Ring-necked Parakeet

Fishponds, cycle path nr Morrisons:

1 Peregrine on tall chimneys, Song Thrush singing

Percival Road, BS8:

1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch

River Avon, opp Leigh Woods, 23rd:
1 Grey Heron, 4 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth, 16.30 on:

2 Short-eared Owl, 120 Starling

24-12-17 Goldcrest, New Passage (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

3 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

24-12-17 Cormorant, Portishead Dock (John Clark)

Portishead Marina:
5 Cormorant.  Swan only occasional and Canada Geese absent this autumn

24-12-17 Lapwing, Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Clevedon, Dowlais to Blake's Pools:

110 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 75 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail (Blakes), 10 Oystercatcher, 750 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin (only at Kenn), 1 Snipe, 60 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 19 Turnstone, 3 Raven, 6 Skylark, 6 Stonechat

Weston-super-Mare, Alexandra Parade:
30 singing Goldfinch serenading 1 Sparrowhawk

Bleadon:
1 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 and BANES

Marshfield:
9 Red-legged Partridge, 13 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 40 Golden Plover flying, 120 Jackdaw, 400 Starling, 80 Fieldfare, 250 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch

Keynsham garden:

2 Herring Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

24-12-17 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe, 53 species record equalled:
16 Teal, 1 Goosander, 8 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Treecreeper, 100+ Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat m/f, 14 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 13 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 23rd:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Common Snipe, 1 m Stonechat, Brambling visiting local gardens

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck,  6 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 20+ Redwing, 6 Pied Wagtail

24-12-17 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 25 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Bullfinch 

Villice:

1 Little Egret, 12 Black-tailed Godwit (23rd)

Herons Green:
4 Goosander, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 BH Gull ring 21S3, 10 Long-tailed Tit,

24-12-17 Goldcrest, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 132 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 30 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

Stratford Hide:
3 Water Pipit

Herriotts:
4 Shelduck (pond), 16 Pintail (pond), 2 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 11 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail

Out of Avon, but close:
Penduline Tit still at Plock Court, nr Gloucester

Reports: Rich Andrews, Jonathan Angell, John Clark, Chris P Duck, Alastair Fraser, William Hewitt, Steve Howe, David Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Mike Meechem, Rob P The Birder, Bob Pepper, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23rd Dec '17 Saturday - Cattle Egret

Temp 9 to 10˚C. Wind max 13 mph. Dull today, misty rain, not cold just dull

Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Woodcock
Short-eared Owl
Water Pipit
Brambling

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

1 Jay, 4 (1m/3f) Blackcap

Cribbs Causeway, 22nd:

3 Moorhen grazing on verges by Audi centre

St Andrews Park:

2 m/f Blackcap

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Roundabout under M48 at Aust, 15.15:

1 Woodcock

Aust Warth, 16.30 on:
2 Short-eared Owl

23-12-17 Pied Wagtail, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

350 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 390 Lapwing, 68 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Rook, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff (Hoar Gout), 25 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 18 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 45 Pied Wagtail

23-12-17 Fieldfare, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
Garden: 1 Jay, 1 Mistle Thrush
Orchard and adjoining fields: 1 Fieldfare, 150-200 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Easter Compton:
a ‘murmuration’ of about 300 Jackdaw

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
5 (1m/4f) Blackcap

BELOW M4 and BANES

23-12-17 Collarded Dove, Keynsham (Tt B)

Keynsham garden:

2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Common Snipe, 1 m Stonechat, Brambling visiting local gardens today

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck,

Villice:
1 Great White Egret, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Woodpecker (track to)

Herons Green, fields south of:
1 Cattle Egret with Little Egrets

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Pipit

Stratford Hide:
3 Water Pipit

Herriotts:
Bristol Water has removed most of the willows from the west side of the reed-bed at Herriotts End so it is easier to view the main lake from there - thanks to Chris and Mike at CVRS for organising

Out of Avon, but close:
Penduline Tit at Plock Court, nr Gloucester
8 Crossbill, 10 Hawfinch at Stock Hill, Mendips
Great Grey Shrike, Hawfinch in Forest of Dean

23-12-17 Common Pheasant in Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)
White Christmas coming?

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Jane Cumming, David Hughes, Lisegirl, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Andy Slade, Julian Thomas, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22nd Dec '17 Friday - Short-eared Owl

Mild but misty and damp

Short-eared Owl, Merlin

BRISTOL

Bishopston BS7:
23 Redwing

Horfield:
11 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Magpie, 1 Jay, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Blue Tit,
6 Long Tailed Tit, 30+ Starling, 5m 4 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock,
25 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch

Knowle:
Little Egret (Salcombe Road/Hawkfield Way, tiny brooks either side of the road)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Dodington:
2 Peregrine and 2 Raven

Oldbury Power Station:
Short-eared Owl (yacht club), 5 Stonechat

Aust Warth:
Short-eared Owl, Merlin

New Passage:
Little Egret over the garden and 2 Stonechat in the fog.

Stonechat 22nd Dec 2017 New Passage (Lisa Presland)

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:

5 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Geese, 3 Gadwall, 14 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck

Muscovy Duck (Resident ), 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey heron, 1 Water Rail (seen + calling from reeds), 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot. c 60 Black Headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon (roosting in trees on island), 1 Kingfisher (fly by), 2 Pied Wagtail

1 Song Thrush, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Raven, 5 Bullfinch (feeding on ash keys)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
4 Herring Gull, 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw,
1 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 6 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing,
1 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

22/12/17 Guests at at the bird table in Keynsham (talkingtobears)

Bath:
Oldfield Park garden:
5+ Goldfinch, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 blackbird, Dunnock, Robin, 1st Blackcap (male) of the winter

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 3 Teal, 30 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull, 3 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Rook ,3 Blackbird, 3 Robin

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 250 Gulls going NW (BH & Common mostly), 28 Rook doing the same, 10 Redwing, 6 Blackbird

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Heron's Green:
3 Great White Egret

22/12/17 Great White Egret (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Mike Meechem, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazlewood, Robin Martin,  Dan White, talkingtobears, Robert Hargreaves, Patrick Hancock, Anthony Cook, Patrick Richards, Bob Brewer, Gordon Youdale, Lisa Presland,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21st Dec '17 Thursday - Lesser Scaup

Temp 9 rising to 10˚C. Wind max 12 mph. Dull today, mild but dull, not cold just dull.

Bewick's Swan
Scaup & Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Woodcock
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

21-12-17 Grey Swan/Heron, Eastville, (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
(dawn raid) 3 Mute Swan, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Treecreeper 21st Dec 2017 Eastville Park (Partick Hardyman Richards)

(pm count) 3 Mute Swans, Muscovy Duck, 24m, 12f Mallard Duck, Great Heron, 4 Moorhen, 100+ Black Headed Gulls, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, Jackdaw, 24 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 20+ Long Tailed Tit, a Tree Creeper and 4 Robin.

Finzel's Reach:
1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stonechat

21-12-17 Blackcap, Thornbury (Matt Plenty)

Thornbury garden:
1 m Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
2 m/f Blackcap

20-12-17 Black Redstart still in Weston yesterday (Paul Gregory)

Weston-super-Mare, Balmoral Way, 20th:
1 Black Redstart

Congresbury Moor, YACWAG Reserve:
1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 24  Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 80 Redwing

BELOW M4 and BANES

Stockwood garden:

1 possible Woodcock over

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 18 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 8 Robin, 2 m Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

Warmley:
1 m Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake:
Total of 29 Goosander and 4 Great White Egret

21-12-17 Goosander at Dam (Rob Hargreaves)
f/juv changing into young male

Dam:
5 Bewick's Swan (back Denny), 4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper

21-12-17 Long-tailed Duck, Woodford (Rob Hargreaves)

Woodford:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 25 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Dunnock, 5 Bullfinch

21-12-17 Teal, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Villice:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

21-12 17 Great White Egret, Herons Green (TtB)

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 87 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper

21-12-17 Lesser Scaup, Moreton (Chris Craig)

Moreton:
2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

21-12-17 Pintail, Herriotts (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 14 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret

21-12-17 Stonechat, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Paul Gregory, Partick Hardyman Richards, Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Milbourne, Matt Plenty, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Martin Tayler, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20th Dec '17 Wednesday - Marsh Tit

Temp 9 rising to 12˚C. Wind max 20 mph. Cloudy, occasional sun

Woodcock
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Tit

20-12-17 Collared Dove at Stowey Rd (Higgy)
Why are numbers of Collared Doves dropping so fast?

BRISTOL

Clifton Garden:
1 Marsh Tit at 13.00, 1 f  Blackcap at 13.30 (1st this winter)

20-12-17 Kingfisher at Eastville (Oli Hambley)
One of today's young birders, only 12

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl at 16.30

NORTH SOMERSET

19-12-17 Woodcock at Gordano Ringing (Shane Pannell)
Xmas for Molly

Gordano Valley:
1  Woodcock ringed

20-12-17 Greenfinch in Stowey Road (Higgy)

Yatton, Stowey Rd:
2 Collared Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap m+f, 250 Starling through hedge with 50 finches, 4 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting m+f

Yatton, Westerham Lane:
3 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail.

BELOW M4 and BANES

20-12-17 Blackcap in Warmley (Peter Coslett)

Warmley:

2 m Blackcap

Newton-St-Loe:
Two Tawny Owl, calling early door (06:32)


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake, 19th:

19-12-17 Hooligans Gull  on Picnic 1 (Ian Stapp)

Short yellowish legs, streaky head, very aggressive to other gulls

Out of Avon
Penduline Tit still in Gloucester at Plock Court

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Reports: Peter Coslett, David Esam, Higgy, Glenn Maddison, Shane Pannell, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, William Turner, Dan White, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds